桜桃 おうとう Meanings Noun cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry) See also: せいようみざくら. See also: ゆすらうめ. Kanji 桜 cherry. Read as オウ. 桃 peach. Read as トウ. Words containing 桜桃 桜桃忌 (おうとうき) anniversary that celebrates author Dazai Osamu's birthday, and incidentally, the day his body was found after he was involved in a double suicide Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists